WEST MAXIMUS
Year Built
1918
Official Number
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Shipyard
Skinner and Eddy Corporation
General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
USSB 1013
Ship Length
410.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4006.00 tons
Gross Tons
5561.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
423712.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | WEST MAXIMUS.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Moore McCormack Lines
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 04, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-264 while en route from Milford Haven, Wales, United Kingdom, to Boston, Massachusetts, as part of Convoy ONS-5.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
55° 00' N., 43° 00' W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
6
